sialadenitis

[ sahy-uh-lad-n-ahy-tis ]

/ ˌsaɪ əˌlæd nˈaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of one or more of the salivary glands.

Nearby words

si-ma qian, siabon, siad barre, sial, sial-, sialadenitis, sialadenosis, sialagogic, sialagogue, sialectasis, sialemesis

Origin of sialadenitis

< Greek síal(on) saliva + adenitis

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Medicine definitions for sialadenitis

sialadenitis

[ sī′ə-lăd′n-ī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of a salivary gland.

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